Rosebud Battlefield

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Rosebud Battlefield is the historic Montana site of an 1876 Great Sioux War engagement where Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne forces halted General George Crook’s U.S. Army column shortly before the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

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Rosebud Battlefield State Park 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States National Historic Landmark
historic battlefield
state park
associatedWithPeople Crazy Horse NERFINISHED
Crow scouts
General George Crook NERFINISHED
Lakota Sioux NERFINISHED
Northern Cheyenne NERFINISHED
battleEffect forced Crook to withdraw to his base on Goose Creek
battleOutcome tactical victory for Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne
category Battlefields in the United States
Great Sioux War of 1876 historic sites
Protected areas of Big Horn County, Montana
conflictSide Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne NERFINISHED
United States Army NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designation Montana state park
National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
followedBy Battle of the Little Bighorn NERFINISHED
governingBody Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Rosebud Battlefield State Park NERFINISHED
Rosebud Battlefield State Park & National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
hasDateOfEvent June 17, 1876
hasFeature battlefield overlooks
historical markers
interpretive trails
locatedIn Big Horn County, Montana NERFINISHED
Montana
United States of America
surface form: United States
nearbyPlace Little Bighorn Battlefield NERFINISHED
NRHPStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
NRHPType historic district
partOf Great Sioux War of 1876 NERFINISHED
precededBy earlier campaigns of the Great Sioux War of 1876
significance contributed to the circumstances leading to the Battle of the Little Bighorn
halted General George Crook’s advance toward the Little Bighorn Valley
siteOf Battle of the Rosebud NERFINISHED
state Montana NERFINISHED
terrainFeature Rosebud Creek valley NERFINISHED
ravines
rolling hills
timePeriod 19th century American Indian Wars
usedFor education about the Great Sioux War
heritage tourism
historic interpretation

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Battle of the Rosebud alsoKnownAs Rosebud Battlefield
Battle of the Rosebud commemoratedBy Rosebud Battlefield
this entity surface form: Rosebud Battlefield State Park